After looking over my past research and seeing that KUB had attempted to buy this site in 2009 my design has expanded. At the time the KUB sell fell through the property was priced at $3.3 million, that's a lot of money for a city to spend just to purchase the land for a park. So, my recommendation is that KUB and the city partner in purchasing the site and use it as a water treatment area and park. Much like the water treatment parks in Toronto and Connecticut.
The area south of the rail line could be allotted for an educational/water treatment area. It would be open to the public and could help fill in some of the obvious educational problems this area already faces. The schools are lacking in their environmental education and the local (even all of Knox County) children could really benefit from an area like this.
The area north of the tracks could be used for more traditional park activities such as open fields and a play area. It would also contain the community garden that I still believe would benefit the community since they currently live in a food desert.
I would like the heart of this park to be a community center. This would be a place that all of the educational aspects of the entire site could come together and it could also serve as a gathering place for the community.
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